Fullname: | Back Bay Rugby Football Club |
Nickname: | Sharks |
Countryflag: | the United States |
Url: | www.backbayrfc.com |
Founded: | 1985 |
Pitch(S): | Peninsula Park |
President: | Michael Wendal |
League: | SCRFU Division 3 |
Back Bay Rugby Football Club (Back Bay RFC) competes in the Southern California Rugby Football Union 3rd Division.[1] The club was founded in 1985 with the consolidation of two first division clubs, Irvine Coast and Newport Beach.Consolidated with Huntington Beach Unicorns as the Beach City Narwahls.
The Back Bay RFC practice pitch is located at St. John the Baptist School in Costa Mesa. Home league matches are played at Peninsula Park, located on A Street in Newport Beach.
The following former Back Bay players have been capped by the USA Rugby Union National Team, known as the "Eagles."